Sikkaa is a social network website that was launched on Feb 2011 and targets amateur football players. A user can open a profile as a football player, create a team or join another, challenge another team, play in real life and much more.
If you’re an amateur football player in Kuwait then you will know the problems that we all face, and because believe me, there are many! You can’t find enough players, for starters, is one of the most annoying problems that any amateur player faces. I personally have gone through this problem and still do. I just can’t find enough players and hit the perfect number (12 or 10 players) to play a game that you can actual enjoy and can be competitive. I think that this problem can be solved, by Sikkaa.com !!
Sikkaa.com is a website that you can register as an individual player or a team. And that’s what we exactly needed! This website helps you if you’re a player with no team, they will include you and place you with other players. Or if you have a team, they will arrange with other teams and book matches for you and your team!
That’s basically a BRILLIANT idea!! I’m gona register as an individual player for now. YOU have to register with Sikkaa.com .. it’s easy and spears you the trouble of arranging and contacting your team-mates.. And other problems that you may face as player!
I decided to make this my first review upon returning because I simply could not let it wait. I wanted to share my thoughts on this erm .. ‘cultural’ expeience as my parents call it while the memory was still fresh in my mind.
Now, first of all, warning to all fathers who would love to play this prank on their daughters in the future: if you decide to take your unexpecting daughter to this restaurant under the impression of what the general term of “taking you out for dinner” implies, do give her some hint as to what to wear (or not wear, as it might be the case) so that once she shows up on this ..scene, she would not arrive feeling misplaced and totally overdressed T_T
Before you gasp with insult, dear reader, do not take my review personally. It is simply my personal reflection. So.. allow me to share my story at this place..
On a hot and humid night.. My parents decided to take me to what they promised would be an “authentic” dinner. So, naturally, Kuwaiti me got all dressed up for the night out. I had no clue what this place would be like, so as my mother commented that we might not get a table, I reassured her that my father had probably booked us a table.. Now for those of you who have been there, you would understand why my parents burst out laughing at this predicament. I, on the other hand, was clueless.
So we arrive at Souq ElMobarakiya – my first visit to this famous part of Kuwait.. and being the girl that I am.. I almost screeched. Now this says a lot as I am not usually the screechy type of girl. I stood outside the car.. shocked. To say the least that is.
My pretty shoes were dragged through an excuse of a sandy parking lot to a cluster of garden tables, which I might have been able to describe in more detail if it were not for the water sprinklers above our heads (yes.. above) spitting water in my face. This was apprently “pleasant” to my family who sat down joyfully thinking they were on a picnic beside a waterfall or something.
So I sit down stiffling a groan to humor my father and as the waiter approaches I silently pray that they atleast have an english menu. Very foolish on my part. So as it played out, the restaurant only had a couple of menus anyway (apparently their food was so famous you are expected to sit there and just know what you want).
I ask my waiter.. “what do you reccomend?” he flashes me a smile “fee chabda w galb mashwee waaayed helo” TRANSLATION: Liver and barbequed heart.
Ok so maybe some people find that a major delicacy, as JustTruth and MadReds do enjoy other strange foods “bacha” do..I, however, do NOT. So you can see my utter state of misery.
ANyway.. I go ahead and order the first chicken platter I could think of “sheesh 6awoo8″ as my theory is ‘atleast you know if chicken is chicken.. meat on the other hand could have come from anything.’ Again, I do apologize. I do not wish to demean the integrity of this popular establishment, these were just the thoughts that came to me in my stunned state.
Thankfully, I always remember to have my ‘Detol wipes’ in my purse (as every lady knows she should), and it gives me some comfort in knowing my hands wont be the source of my then-expected poisoning.
The food arrives in all its “sya5″ and stuff and my joy rests on discovering that they atleast had propper hot sauce. Thinking that salt and spices must be what kills bacteria (don’t laugh, I am not a bio student) because well ..pickles last forever don’t they? — I attack my chicken with all the salt and “sha6a” that I can handle without burning a hole in my gut and smile sweetly at my father “yumm” all the while thinking ‘why daddy why?!’
My mother sitting next to me is enjoying her barbequed heart (poor sheep or whatever heart it was) and I take a deep breath.. it can’t be that bad right?? I mean this is.. part of being a proper Kuwaiti and all etc etc..
I lift the chicken…
move it close to my mouth..
and a cat suddenly runs under my chair.
erggh. Ok. Take II
I lift the chicken.. move it close to my mouth..
slowly put it inside..
and..
it wasn’t all that bad to be honest!
I still drank a can of coke for sterilization though! Just in case! ..but all in all.. I survived!
I can now say I am a ’culturized’ Kuwaiti who’s seen it all – and survived it too!
So.. I cannot promise you that it would be an experience you’d wish to repeat quite often, especially in this heat, however I can see why my dad thought it imperitive that every girl survives her “Dalg S’hail” dinner. It’s as my mother says, ”a cultural experience”. I just wish the cultural experience was less germy.
To be fair, I don’t feel sick or anything and they do offer an indoor dining area.. so if you do wish to visit this place -and I do advise you to because it’s so very different- just bear in mind that you should not dress up, wear heels or your favorite shoes, do take your sanitisers and go when the weather is a bit cooler. I also suggest you don’t sit under the over-head sprinklers.
Oh well.. atleast it was an experiennce.
I still think I deserve a badge for putting up with it!
To my readers (all four of them)… today is my birthday.
And on a completely related note, here is the current top ten Habbat (Habbas?) in Kuwait.
10- Sweatpants (Sweats) - Let’s starts with the basics: Sweatpants. Yes, I admit they are comfy, warm (in Kuwait?), durable, and easy to wear and match. But all of that does NOT mean you can wear them to every-single-place you go. Sweats might be alright when you’re heading to the store for a snack, or when you’re hanging out with your friends, but it’s not alright to wear them to restaurants, malls, or, and I hope to never see this, weddings.
9- GYMs; Fitness- I’m not an obese blob blogging from my mother’s basement. I have nothing against being in shape. But I’m certainly against abusing steroids and growth hormones for the sake of looking “good” (notice the quotation marks). I’m 90% certain that most people who join a GYM in Kuwait do it just so that on a random day if somebody mentions it, they can say, “Yeah, I hit some dumbbells at Oxygen le3dailya”.
8- Studying Abroad- Perhaps the most positive item on this list. I bet that, if you’re Kuwaiti, you know at least 5 people who are currently studying abroad. All of a sudden, everybody wants to go to school in California, or Miami, or any other place that people seem to think is cool. But perhaps this is one trend I’m not too eager to stop right now.
7- Every boy (and girl) is an expert on football and loves Barcelona- I think the title is self-explanatory. I get why everybody thinks they’re a football expert sometimes (myself included), but I’m not exactly sure why suddenly everyone started loving Barcelona. Girls especially! To all self proclaimed Catalonians, I’ll concede that you are real Barca fans if you can name three players who have played for BOTH Barcelona and Real Madrid. Google is not allowed.
6- Ray Bans- Yes, they are very stylish. No, you don’t have to have one because you want to look as cool as your friend (he’s not that cool, by the way). Yes, they’re a nice accessory. No, you don’t have to own five pairs. Yes, they’re necessary for Kuwait’s sun. No, it’s not cool to wear them indoors.
5- Red Bull- I’m starting to think the majority of Kuwaiti teenagers actually believe they’ll have wings if they drink Red Bull. (They won’t, just to be clear). The point of energy drinks is to revitalize your body and mind when you’re feeling depleted. So, Red Bull consumers of Kuwait, why do you drink it 3 times a day, while you’re eating, walking, shopping, or just breathing? Jack Bauer is up 24 hours saving America, and I’ve never seen him touch an energy drink.
4- A&F, American Eagle, and Ralph Lauren- If you’re wearing sweats and Ray Bans, you’re probably also wearing an a-bit-too-tight A&F Polo. I’m starting to think Kuwait exists in a world where only Ralph Lauren, American Eagle, and A&F sells clothes. Oh, and if you’re buying the fake, unauthentic, crap, than that’s just… sad.
3- Mac- Mr. Steve Jobs, I salute you. You are the master of creating overpriced gadgets that Kuwaitis must have on their quest towards the peak of Mount Coolness. “Hello, I’m a PC” .. “And I’m a douche- I mean Mac, sorry.” (Commercial reference, anyone?)
2- Pinkberry- Maybe the forbidden fruit in Heaven wasn’t an apple, but rather a spoonful of Pinkberry frozen yogurt. I haven’t tried this frozen sensation yet, but it can’t be so good that people are willing to line up for hours across the Avenues just to get a bite, can it? I’m just starting to wonder whether this particular bubble will ever burst.
1- The Blackberry- Dear Mr. Blackberry (I’m assuming you named you’re little invention after yourself), You don’t know who I am but I know who you are and I know what you done. You had sex with my mother and then you stole my dad’s money all away. So he got angry and he killed my mother and then he killed himself, too. All I know is your name. But one of these days I’m going to find you and I’m going to give you this letter so you’ll remember what you done to me [and my cyber friends]. You killed my [social life], Mr. Blackberry.” – Lost reference, anyone? Sawyer, revenge, all that stuff? No? Anyone?
So, there you have it. If any of these habbat applies to you, let us know, we won’t judge. No, we will. But tell us anyway.
* This list was compiled by an impartial panel of 7 individuals.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects your nerve cells. This damage slows down or blocks messages between your brain and your body, leading to the symptoms of MS. They can include:
Visual disturbances
Muscle weakness
Trouble with coordination and balance
Sensations such as numbness, prickling, or “pins and needles”
Thinking and memory problems
No one knows what causes MS. It may be an autoimmune disease, which happens when your body attacks itself. Multiple sclerosis affects women more than men. It often begins between the ages of 20 and 40. Usually, the disease is mild, but some people lose the ability to write, speak or walk.
This disease was once very rare in Kuwait, but the number of MS patients in Kuwait has escalated rapidly to 18,000 cases of Kuwaiti Nationality only. No one knows why the number of MS patients has grown so viciously in recent years, but the effects of MS on its victims are brutal. Any possible neurological symptoms can affect an MS patient, including but not limited to, extensive depression which can even lead to eventual suicide.
However, when Dr Paolo Zamboni’s wife, an Italian professor of medicine in the University of Ferrara, was diagnosed with this disease, he was determined to find a cure. In 1995, Dr Zamboni discovered a breakthrough that can change the lives of all MS patients drastically.
What was once seen as a potentially debilitating neurological disease and an autoimmune condition was proven to be a vascular disease.
Since 1995 no one has believed in Dr Zamboni’s research. But thanks to the strong faith of our skilled doctors, here in our own country, a clinical trial had begun little over a month ago in Mubarak AlKabeer Hospital.
Dr Tariq Sinan, Dr Abdulaziz AlMuzaini and Dr Hussain Saffar have successfully conducted their clinical trial on 12 MS patients. All 12 cases have witnessed miraculous results. Patients were able to move again and have full function of their limbs. Limbs which have been immobile for years.
The entire procedure takes no more than 15 minutes. 15 minutes that can change thousands of people’s lives and end their suffering. The procedure is pretty simple. They begin by preforming a doppler, a sonar investigation, and an MRI of the veins, to see if there is a narrowing in the neck veins, then go on to dilating the veins to relive pressure. The patient is cured instantly on the table once the dilation is complete.
Patients who have not been able to walk due to loosing sense in their legs are now able to wiggle their toes and weep at the sight. Patients who have not been able to feed themselves because of lost sensory in their arms are now eating happily and independently.
Dr Zamboni has come up with a miraculous cure that no one had considered, and Dr Sinan, Dr Almuzaini and Dr Saffar have begun to spread the cure here in Kuwait.
So.. where’s the problem, right?
If a cure has been found, a clinical trial has been conducted with successful results.. then where’s the problem?
That’s what everyone is asking the Health Minister of Kuwait after he ordered the clinical trial to be shut down.
Why cut off the only hope all these young patients had? The excuse so far is that the trial is still considered in its research stages and the minister has deemed it “risky”. Where the sense in that is, I don’t know!
I mean, the doctors conducting the trial are extremely capable and have taken out all the necessary research! Other than the fact that all 12 cases have gone through successfully, the trial is ethically permitted since all patients sign a form of responsibility in entering the trial, after the risks have been explained to them fully!
So, where’s the problem?!
Everyone’s still waiting for an answer. Why ban a treatment which thousands of Kuwaitis and residents in Kuwait need so desperately? People are suffering. Young people. Their lives have been halted; they can’t walk, speak, remember the people around them, feed or dress themselves.. they can’t recognize their own children, get married, work, or lead independent lives.. and all that can stop. All that can be cured. For 12 lucky people, all that has already been cured.
We are asking the minister of health to give the doctors back their ability to heal. Give the people their ability to speak, walk and remember. .. Give back these unfortunate people the chance to live. To live a normal healthy life where they can build themselves and their lives anew. This clinical trial is the only shimmer of light they’ve got to hope on for a cure. So give them the option to choose it. These patients have nothing left to lose.. and they are willing to bet on any prayer they may come across. Give these patients the chance to choose for themselves whether it’s a risk they’re willing to take.
If your loved one is suffering from MS, or you know someone who is, join Scope TV in their petition to continue with the clinical trial. Contact parliament representatives, anyone who can help you push for treatment, and get the people you love the treatment they need.
Thank you Dr Sinan, Dr AlMuzaini and Dr Saffar for fighting for these patients and hopefully, you will have the opportunity to cure a thosand more than just 12 MS patients here in Kuwait.
I used to get excited whenever the weekend comes. Going out and just ignoring the boring sight of books and exams was a blast! If it’s playing football or going to see a movie, we had fun. But sadly those are the only two things a person can do in Kuwait. I’ve never thought about it until now. When the only two places that you’ve been going two are the mall and the cinema, you will discover how boring your life is. Here in Kuwait we don’t have any other place to go to spend our Weekend. Our only choices are to go to a mall and just walk or go to see a lame old movie.
I wondered and searched for the reason for not having any other place to go and then I looked at our monuments (assuming we had any). We don’t have a proper museum; we don’t have any culture monuments. Basically, we don’t have anything but malls and restaurants. As if we Kuwaitis spend our time eating and going to lame malls.
We need fun and new ideas. We don’t need another mall or a lame old restaurant! We can biuld huge multi-purpose parks. We also need new and improved entertainment parks that we can actually call an entertainment park!!!
New ideas .. An improved look at entertainment and Tourism in Kuwait!!!
When we (Mad Reds/Just Truth) went to Dubai, we were amazed by the whole aspect of the city. Their malls were more than just malls. They had an aquarium in a mall. They also figured a way to make a mall an interesting place. For example, Ibin Batota mall. They mixed a museum with a mall. We had fun discovering and learning about Ibin Batota and at the same time spending time at the Adidas store. New water parks and a park called Dubai land are the future projects for Dubai. They are building now in Abu Dhabi, I think, A Ferrari amusement park!!! How cool is that!! We need similar ideas and not only think about building new restaurants or lame malls!
Thank God we have now the AstroTurf football fields. The one and only place that I can call entertainment in Kuwait!
We need to explore new aspects .. new horizons .. Let’s build these ideas and not spend our time fighting about stupid problems in the Assembly!
We want a better Kuwait .. a beautiful Kuwait ..
Oprah was right: Kuwaitis live like a congregation of Paris Hiltons; most of them anyway.
In case you didn’t know, Oprah has ALLEGEDLY said something along the lines of:
“In Kuwait, Egyptians build the houses, the Indians clean the streets, the Filipinos raise their children, the Indonesians cook the food and the Americans handle defense while they just act like Paris Hiltons.”
In general, Kuwaitis have responded negatively to these comments. Blogs are all raising anti Oprah campaigns, and I have already been invited to about 3 different facebook groups all demanding an apology from Oprah.
But to be honest, I don’t see where all this commotion is coming from. The statement is actually quite accurate. Before you start sending the hate mail, let me try to explain.
1-Kuwait is a dependent nation: Kuwait may have an independent government, but the economy, labor force, and consumer products are ALL dependent on other countries. The point is highlighted quite clearly in that quote. However, in fairness Kuwait is a tiny country with limited resources (other than the huge Oil reserves of course). On the other hand, it is easy to see that Kuwait’s economy would be much stronger if there were a stronger national labor force.
2- Kuwait’s Society is very privileged: Except for the part “Filipinos raise their children” (which is not totally inaccurate), I can’t disagree with the fact that the people of Kuwait have learned to rely on others for everyday chores. That is not to say that this is bad. My opinion is: if you can afford a rest, than why not buy it. In theory, the fact that all the small details of life are left to others to handle in Kuwait, Kuwait’s society is left to develop in the important departments. That’s only in theory though.
3- Kuwait is influenced greatly by the West: and so is the rest of the world. I probably sound like every other conservative Kuwaiti, but the youth in Kuwait have become playing dough shaped and molded by the shallow perspective of Western society. This is a generalization, I know. But you can’t blame for thinking that a lot of Kuwaiti girls try to look and act like Paris Hilton, and a lot of Kuwaiti guys try to look like.. well.. Paris Hilton! I don’t mean this literally, of course, and neither does the original quote. I’m just scratching my head trying to figure out why half the people in Marina Mall or the Avenues look like they just came from an Elton John party in West Hollywood. Having said that, I still believe Kuwait’s youth are capable of achieving great success if guided in the right direction.
I seriously doubt that Oprah said those things (she’s not that stupid), but nevertheless, it gave us a chance to reflect on our society, and how the rest of the world perceives us.
So what does everyone else think? Is Kuwait really as described in that quote?
Note: I’m not defending Oprah, I actually resent her, but more on that later.
Finally, I got wordpress back after having to buy a new laptop because my old one crashed (Mac vs PC anyone?)
Summer is a time of ideas. I’ve noticed that most people set the summer to be a time to DO and start something new.
Every year when I go home for the summer, people tell me about the unreachable goals and unrealistics tasks they set themselves for the next couple of months… They realize of course that what they set out to is probably undoable, but whoever said thinking and dreaming is a crime? If anything, its a blessing.
However, in Kuwait, ideas are born, but they never grow. They stay as they are, thoughts that linger for a while until they die. Why, you wonder? Because Kuwait, like the rest of the gulf, has a ” nay-sayer ” mentality- and that is innovation’s worst enemy.
These days when one comes up with an idea and proposes it to others, the only response he/she gets is a list of obstacles, and a bunch of discouraging words that set a tone of disappointment. Is it hate of innovation? Discouraging others to follow an idea, no matter how stupid, helps absolutely no one.
We are taught from an early age that dreams should be realistic. Yeah, that doesn’t make sense. But that’ts how, in my honest opinion, Kuwaitis are brought up. We are told there is a socially acceptable plan that we have to stick to, and that dreams should remain just that.. dreams. And so, we kill inovation, and build a fear of failure and a fear of the abnormal, even if it has a potential to be successful.
We have become a society of average men and women.
And so I hope that the next time you, my fellow Kuwaiti, come up with a bright idea, I really hope you go along with it, ignore the no-can-doers and find a way to make it work. You might fail- hats true, but you might very well succeed, and that is all that matters.
لكن المشكلة ليس بالطرااق .. لأننا أخذنا طراااااقااااات لا حصر لها .. من الكرة الكويتية ..
لكن المشكلة هل سـ نتعلم .. في البداية يجب أن نخرج من هذه المشكلة ..
و نرجع عضوية الإتحاد .. بعدها ننهض بـ رياضتنـــا ..
أجلت كتابة الجزء الثالث من سلسلة عهـــد الفالصـــو الكروي .. إلى أن يحدث تطور جديد ..
و ها قد حــــدث ..
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في الآونة الأخيرة .. تلقيت العديد من الردود الغاضبة حول هذه السلسلة ..
حيث أن محور هذه الردود كان في أحقية العهد الذهبي للكرة الكويتية .. !!!
طبعاً لن أغيَر رأي لـ غضبهم .. لكني سـ أرد عليهم بفقرة مختصرة .. بعدها أدخل في موضوع الجزء الثالث .. الذي من المفترض أنه الجزء الأخير من السلسلة .. لكني قررت أن أمددها ..
إلى أن تنهض رياضتنــــا الكويتية .. لكن المشكلة أن رياضتنـــا لن تنهض أبداً ..
ردي على من أغضبه رأيي حول أحقية العهد الذهبي للكرة الكويتية :
” عندما تعاصــر زمناً .. تعيش فيه .. تتعامل مع أفراده .. تجرب كل جوانبه .. بكل تأكيد .. سـ تعشق هذا الزمن ..
مثال على ذلك .. فترة مراهقتنا تختلف عن فترة مراهقة أبائنا و أجدادانا .. فـ نحن كنا نشااهد الكابتن ماجد بكل لهفة .. و هم كاانوا يلعبوا بالفريـــــج .. نحن كنا نركض إلى البقالة لكي نشتري كرووت كابتن ماجد ( إلي داخل العلـــــج ) و هم كانوا يلعبوا المقصي ..
فـ لكل زمن أدواته و عشاقه ..
كما الحال لـ العهد الذهبي الكويتي .. نقاشي حول أحقية العهد الذهبي الكويتي .. لأنني لا أرى أي دليل يدل على أننا كان لنا عهداً ذهبياً أصلاً .. !!!!!
فـ لم نحقق سوى بطولة واحدة رسمية .. و هي كأس أسيـــا .. و السبب الأكبر في نيلنا لهذه البطولة .. هي أنها كانت على أرضنا و بين جماهيرنا ..
طبعاً الكويت حققت بطولة واحدة .. رسمية .. فـ كأس الخليج لم و لن تكون بطولة رسمية ..
فـ التسع مرااات إلي نتغنى بهم .. ما فائدتهم إذا كان حتى الفيفا لا يعترف بهم ..
و تأهلنا لـ كأس العالم .. الذي يعتبره الجميع بأنه إنجاز .. !!!
ما الإنجاز في تأهلنا و تحقيقنا لـ نتائج ضعيفة جداً .. تعادل مع التشيك .. خسارة من المنتخب الفرنسي ( نقطة سـ أتكلم عنها بشكل مفصل ) .. بالإضافة إلى خسارة من المنتخب الإنجليزي ..
يعني تعادل و خسارتيــــن … أين الإنجاز في هذه النتائج المخيبة .. هل عصرنا الذهبي .. بني على هذا الإنجاز ..
إذا كان هذا نعتبره إنجازاً .. فـ لا أريد أن أرى ما هو خيبتنا الكروية ..
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أعزائي .. ليس للكرة الكويتية عهـــد ذهبي .. بل لم يكن لـ احد عهد كروي يذكر ..
فـ كنا نلعب مع منتخبات بدائية .. كنا نحن الأفضل بينهم بـ شكل بسيط .. فـ كنا نهزم الأول والتالي لأنهم ضعفاء .. لا لأننا أقوياء .. !!
المشكلة تكون في تقبل الفرد لهذه الحقيقة .. لأنها أشبه في تقبلي بـ حقيقة أن كابتن ماجد ليس بـ اللاعب الفنان .. تعتبر صدمة بالنسبة لي .. و سـ تدمر كل ما أؤمن به ..
لأنني بكل بساطة قصيت معظم طفولتي و مراهقتي و أنا أشاهده .. فـ عندما تنكره أصيب بالصدمة و الإحباط .. فـ عقلي الباطني .. يكذب أي إنكار لهذه الشخصية المحبوبة لي ..
نفس الأمر يحدث عندما يتكلم احد عن العهد الذهبي الكويتي .. أو كما أسميه .. عهد الفالصو الكروي .. لأنه بالفعل فااااااالصــــــــــــــــــــــو .. و ليس بالذهبي ..
متمســك بهذه الحقيقة.. “
حادثة غريبة : إلحين الحكم أصدر حكمه الوحيد الذي لا يستطيع أحد أن يغيره .. أصدر حكمه و حسبها هدف .. نأتي نحن و نحتج على قرار الحكم .. وين قاعدين .. لعب شوارع .. حادثة تعتبر ” مطنزة ” لـ العالم الكروي حيث أنني و قبل فترة قصيرة .. شاهدت فيلم وثائقي على قناة الـ BBC البريطانية .. حول أغرب الأحداث الكروية .. من ضمنها حادثة إلغاء الهدف .. لكن الغريب في الأمر .. أن مقدم البرنامج .. لم يذكر الحادثة كـ سرد للوقائع .. لكنه ذكرها .. كـ عار للكرة العالمية .. بل كان كلامه طنااازة في طناازة .. لا ألومه الصراحة .. هدف يسجل و الحكم يحتسبه .. نأتي نحن و ننزل للملعب .. و نلغيه .. وين قاعديـــــن .. إي و الله عهد فاااالصـــــــو ..
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موضوع حلقتنـــا اليوم .. عبارة عن تكملة لـ الجزء السابق من سلسلة مواضيع ” عهد الفالصوا الكروي ” .. و مع نهاية الجزء السابق .. كان من المفترض أن نتكلم عن نقطتين رئيسيتيـــن ..
الأول : تحويل الأندية إلى كيانات تجارية
الثاني : تكوين رابطة للمحترفيــــــــــن
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النقطة الأولى : تحويل الأندية إلى كيانات تجارية
” مع الأسف هذه النقطة تعتبر الحاجز الأهم نحو الإحتراف الكلي .. حيث ان كرة القدم الحديثة تعتبر تجارة مربحة من جميع النواحي .. تتجه أكبر الشركات إلى إستثمار شركاتها في جميع منتجات كرة القدم .. من لاعبين و أندية و حتى في الجانب الإعلامي من الرياضة ..
لكن مع الأسف .. الأندية هنا في الكويت .. أشبه بالقطاع الحكومي .. قديم و غير مفيد ..
يجب أن نحول الأندية إلى كيانات تجارية ذاتية .. بـ معنى .. ان يستثمر النادي كل منتجاته للشعب ..
في البداية .. يجب عليه أن يستقطب رعاة رسميين على مستوى عالمي .. لكي يكونوا رعاة للنادي .. يتكلفون في جميع أمور النادي .. من راعي رسمي لـ أطقم النادي .. و هناك شركات عالمية كفيلة في هذا الجانب .. منها شركة نايك الأمريكية .. و شركة أديداس الألمانية .. و بوما الألمانية .. تقدم هذه الشركات جميع المستلزمات التي يحتاجها النادي ..
بالإضافة إلى الراعي الرسمي لـ المستلزمات الغذائية .. من توفير وجبات خاصة لـ لاعبي النادي ..
رعاة رسميين يرعون النادي بجميع جوانبه ..
و من ثم نأتي إلى استثمارات النادي الخاصة به .. عن طريق تأجير الملاعب ..
و إقامة الاحتفالات و المناسبات العامة على أراضي النادي .. مثال على ذلك ..
نادي مانشستر يونايتد .. يأجر ملعبه لـ إقامة الاحتفالات الموسيقية و العامة ..
مقابل مبلغ مادي مربح ..
بالإضافة إلى الربح المادي من بيع أطقم و معدات الفريق الخاصة به ..
و هذه العوائد المادية ينقسم ربحها ما بين النادي و الراعي الرسمي ..
لتحويل الأندية إلى كيانات مادية خاصة بها .. فائدة كبيرة ..
أولها تحقيق الربح المادي الكبير .. خصوصاً و أن العلاقة تعتبر علاقة طردية ما بين زيادة الربح و زيادة الرواتب .. خصوصاً رواتب اللاعبيـــــن .. و من هنا نحقق التفرغ الرياضي .. لأن اللاعب إذا أعطي راتباً كبيراً .. بكل تأكيد سـ يتفرغ لـ الرياضة .. و يحقق نتائج أفضل في رياضته ..
و من هنا ندرك أهمية و فائدة تحويل الأندية إلى كيانات تجارية ..
فـ هذه النقطة لو طبقت بالشكل المطلوب و الصحيح .. سـ نطبق النقطة الثانية من الموضوع .. “
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النقطة الثانية : تكوين رابطة للمحترفين
لن تطبق هذه النقطة إلا مع تطبيق النقطة الأولى .. لأنك لن تصل إلى الاحتراف من دون تحقيق النقطة الأولى .. و لن تستطيع تكوين رابطة للمحترفين إلا مع تطبيقك لـ الاحتراف الرسمي بشكل كامل .. و ليس بالشكل المضحك الذي نطبقه الأن .. و الذي مع الأسف نسميه احترافا جزئياً حتى .. فـ نحن الأن لم نغيّر إلى المسمى .. لم نطبق أي شيء يتعلق بـ الاحتراف ..
تكوين رابطة المحترفين .. يحتاج في البداية إلى تحويل جميع الأندية إلى كيانات تجارية دارجة في السوق ..
بعد تحويلها .. يجب تحديد منشأتها من ملعب أساسي موافق مع البيانات العالمية لـ ملاعب الأندية .. بالإضافة إلى ملاعب تدريبية ..
و مركز تدريب خاص بـ النادي يحتوي على جميع المنشأة التدريبية الخاصة بـ كل رياضة ..
كل هذا بالإضافة إلى منشأة النادي الغير رياضية ..
بعد تطبيق كل هذا .. نأتي لـ وضع قوانين الاحتراف العالمية ..
مع تطبيقها بالشكل المطلـــــوب ..
لكن .. و ألـــــــــــــــــــف لكن .. كل هذا لن يطبق .. إلا استمر مبدأ الواسطة ..
لأننا سـ ندخل في عالم جديد .. عالم محترف .. ليس للواسطة مكانٌ في عالم الاحتراف ..
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لـ نرجع قليلاً لـ موضوعنا السابق .. لأن الجزء القادم متعلق بشكل أو بـ أخر به ..
” تعليـــــــق عضوية الإتحاد الكويــتي “
سؤال في بالي .. ماذا سـ يحدث بخصوص هذه المشكلة ..
طبعاً الحل الأوحد لـ الإنسان الكويتي في حالة حدوث مشكلة ..
هي الاعتصام .. ما عندنااا غيره .. لو ماكوو دنااااااو .. نروح نعتصم ..
ماذا سـ يحدث .. لا اكترث طبعاً .. لكن فضولي يشدني كثيراً إلى كيفية تعامل مجلس الأمة لهذه القضية ..
و هل سـ يهتم أصلاً لها .. ؟!
الله كريـــــــــــــــــــــــــم !!
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الجزء القادم .. سـ نرى معكم ماذا فعلوا .. و هل رفع الحظـــــــر !!
